Dodi Al-Fayed

Infobox Person
name = Dodi Al-Fayed


birth_date = birth date|1955|4|15
birth_place = Alexandria, Egypt
death_date = death date and age|1997|8|31|1955|4|15
death_place = Paris, France
spouse = Susanne Gregard (1987-1987)
parents = Mohamed Al-Fayed (b.1933)
Samira Kashoggi

Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (Arabic: عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد) (April 15, 1955–August 31, 1997), better known as Dodi Al-Fayed, was the son of the Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed ( _ar. محمد الفايد), owner of British department store Harrods, Fulham Football Club and the Hôtel Ritz Paris. His mother was Samira Kashoggi, sister of the notorious weapons dealer, Adnan Khashoggi.

Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Fayed was a student at Collège Saint Marc before attending the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. His occupation was often given as film producer; he helped make "Breaking Glass" (1980) and "Chariots of Fire" (1981), as well as the movie "F/X" and its sequel. He also served as the Executive Creative Consultant for the .

Dodi was an executive producer for the 1991 movie "Hook" starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman. In addition he was the executive producer of the 1995 film adaptation of "The Scarlet Letter".

Diana, Princess of Wales

In 1997, he was linked romantically with Diana, Princess of Wales. On august 31 of that year, the couple died in a car crash in a Paris underpass. Neither he nor Diana was wearing a seatbelt, and Henri Paul, the driver of their limousine, was under the influence of alcohol. Dodi's father Mohamed Al-Fayed claimed that the couple were executed by British intelligence agents [ [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article3033375.ece "Mohamed al-Fayed: The outsider"] The Independent, 6 october 2007] Al-Fayed's former spokesman Michael Cole has claimed that the couple had become engaged before their deaths. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7182228.stm Diana and Dodi 'were engaged'] from bbc.co.uk] Their relationship and death are documented in the 2007 television movie "". He was originally interred in Brookwood Cemetery near Woking, Surrey but was moved to the Fayed Estate in Oxted, Surrey.

Memorials

His father has erected two memorials to Dodi and Diana at Harrods. The first, unveiled on April 12, 1998, consists of photos of the two behind a pyramid-shaped display that holds a wine glass still smudged with lipstick from Diana's last dinner as well as a ring Dodi purchased the day before they died. [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/10/diana.inquest.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview Jeweler: Diana, Dodi picked engagement ring - CNN.com ] ] The second, unveiled in 2005 and titled "Innocent Victims", is an 8ft high bronze statue of the two dancing on a beach beneath the wings of an albatross. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/01/diana.dodi.statue/index.html Harrods unveils Diana, Dodi statue] , CNN.com, September 1, 2005.]

The memorials were designed by 80 year old Bill Mitchell, a close friend of Mr Al Fayed and architect for Harrods for more than 40 years. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/161556.stm Princes lead Diana remembrance] BBC]

ee also

*Death of Princess Diana
*Operation Paget

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269689/ Dodi Fayed at IMDB]
* [http://www.omcea.be/150835,mohamed,al,fayed,interviews/ Dodi father interviewed] by Richard Quest
* [http://www.theroyalist.net/content/view/1534/2/ Download: Lord Stevens' 832-page Operation Paget Report Into The Deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, Dodi Al Fayed & Henri Paul] 14 December 2006

Persondata
NAME = Fayed, Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Al-Fayed, Dodi
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Film producer
DATE OF BIRTH = 15 April 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH = Alexandria, Egypt
DATE OF DEATH = 31 August 1997
PLACE OF DEATH = Paris, France